The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-05
Stock Notes.

The annual Kentucky stock sales have
been in progress for the past two weeks.
As rule, prices have not averaged high,
some we'll bred colts going at very low
figures. The sale of short horns brought
up better average than the horse sales,
and even they were not much to brag
about
The Ell Paso Iuter-Republic reports
marked improvement in the outlook for
the cattle trade of that section.
Range stockman who center at Dodge
City, Kansas, say that their cattle passed
through the winter in good shape, and
they look for an increased calf crop this
spring.
| Reports from the Panhandle, from the
A. I. and N. M. ranges, all show grass to
be in good growing condition and cattle
improving finely. The Northwestern Live
Stock Journal says:
Signs of a brighter day ahead for the
cattle industry are everywhere visible,
and a greatly improved feeling is becom-
ing general among cattle raisers. The
top prices of 1888 aAd 1884 cannot be ex-
pected this year, but material and hand
some advance on last years beef prices
will be realized the coming autumn.
The Texas Live Stock journal au-
nounces that Dull Bros, of La Sale coun-
ty, bought 1000 head of two-year old
steers from Gartenlaub, OF McMullen
county, for $3.50 per head.
Phil Armour is authority for the state
ment that cattle will nevor again be as
low as they have been in the past
| eighteen months.
The Texas Live Stock journal has
started a fund for the erection of monu-
ment to the late Colonel Sid p. Cunning
ham.
W. Brodrick Cloete, of the English syn
dictate, owning some 1,750,000 acres of
land in northern Cohouila, Mexico, has
bought out the brand of Swartz & Allen,
near Victoria, amounting to from 5000
to 5000 head, terms private. Altogether,
this gentleman has bought about $4,000
head of stock in southwest Texas during
the past month.
E. B. Kaufman, of Castroville, shipped
four cars of saddle horses to Fort Worth
last week.
About $4,000 pounds of Texas fall clip
sold in Boston last week for 18@19b
cents.
The Texas Live Stock Journal quotes
the following prices for spring delivery:
Central Texas yearling heifers Sc per
head.
Central Texas yearling steers 81 per
head.
Central Texas two-year-old heifers $40
per head.
Central Texas two-year-old steers $11
per head.
West Texas yearliug steers $3.50 per
head.
West Texas yearling heifers $3.50 per
head.
West Texas two-year-old heifers $l1.5O
per head.
West Texas wo-year-old steers $3.50
per head
Panhandle yearling steers $40 to SIS,
according to breeding.
Panhandle two-year-old steers SIS to
500, according to breeding.
San Angelo has received about 10000
pounds of wool to date. The merchants
there propose to boom the trade this sea-
| son.
This from the Live Stock Journal:
Mr.. Simpsons Indian contract of $780,
600 pounds of beef will require 1868 head
OF Texas steers of 800 pounds each to fill
the same, and d. R. Fant's contract will
require S,125 head. All these will come
directly from Texas, and the latter from
southern Texas. 1t will thus be seen that
a market for 1858 Texas steers has been
secured.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail-
road handled 1,300 car loads of cattle
during the month of April.
Last year the cotton seed oil mills had
to ship their oil cake to Europe. This
year they cannot make enough to supply
the home demand.